CVE-2026-50248

BOGUS configured primary hostname accepted for XFR in auth/rpz zones

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Jul 22, 2026
Updated
Jul 22, 2026
Reserved
Jun 22, 2026

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Description

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.7.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when an auth/rpz zone has a configured primary hostname that resolves to BOGUS A/AAAA, it is still considered as a possible XFR endpoint. A malicious actor that can spoof the hostname's A/AAAA record (no valid RRSIG required) becomes the zone's XFR primary and can replaces the entire zone/the resolver's entire response policy.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:LNLnet Labs

Weaknesses

  • CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Affected Products

ProductVersions
UnboundNLnet Labs
  • 1.7.0 to before 1.25.2Affected

References

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